Honeywell Pressure, Airflow and Force Sensors
SENSING AND CONTROL
Product Range Guide
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Pr
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Pressur
essure,
Airflow
Force
Sensing at Honeywell
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MICROMACHINED SILICON TECHNOLOGY
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oneywell Sensing and Control offers one of the
In 2002, Honeywell acquired Invensys Sensor Systems,
broadest lines of pressure, airflow and force sensing
including SenSym ICT, which brought a full line of high
capabilities in the world.
pressure, industrial products from the ICT side of the business, and a full line of low pressure
In the 1980s, Honeywell developed a full line of piezoresistive
plastic products from the SenSym
pressure sensors featuring excellent repeatability, high
side. SenSym, founded in 1982, is
accuracy and reliability under varying environmental condi-
best known for their low pressure
tions. In addition, they feature highly consistent operating
plastic products and their willing-
characteristics from one sensor to the next and interchangeability without recalibration.
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In 1998, Honeywell acquired Data
ASICS FOR SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
ness to produce custom sensors
and packages. ICT (formerly
Foxboro ICT – founded in 1974) is
known for their highly accurate pres-
Instruments and added stainless
sure sensors that are used in industrial applications. ICT is
steel and high purity pressure
also known for their willingness to work with customers to
sensors, as well as the Ad-
create custom pressure sensor solutions to meet challenging
vanced Silicon Group, or ASG
customer needs.
family of pressure sensors. Data
Instruments, formerly the Tyco
Instrument Division of Tyco Laboratories, was formed in December, 1977. Data Instruments is best known for their sensors’ precision and
In 2003, Honeywell purchased Sensotec. Founded in 1973,
Sensotec designs and manufactures one of the broadest
and most comprehensive product lines of pressure,
load cells and electronic sensor instrumentation.
performance in applications that require high
Sensotec products are best known for their quality
accuracy.
of engineering and customization.
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For more information on these, or any of our products,
visit our Web site and interactive catalog at
www.honeywell.com/sensing.
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Sensing and Switching Technology at Honeywell
From basic switching to on-chip, signal conditioned sensors, Honeywell Sensing and Control offers a wide variety of system
critical sensing and switching solutions for all of your application needs. For more information, visit our Web site and interactive
.honeywell.com/sensing
catalog at www
www.honeywell.com/sensing
.honeywell.com/sensing.
Test and Measurement Products
Basic Switches
The Honeywell Sensotec
Honeywell’s basic switch
product range of industrial
family includes
pressure transducers, load
standard size basics,
cells and electronic sensor
miniature, subminiature,
instrumentation is one of the
hermetically sealed, and high tempera-
broadest in the world. We have a
ture switches. The precision snap-action
comprehensive range of strain gage-based,
mechanisms are offered with a wide variety of actuators and
piezoelectric and coil wound transducers. We offer pressure
operating characteristics. Basic switches are ideal for
ranges to 12k bar [170k psi] and load ranges to 13,500k N
applications requiring compactness, light weight, accurate
[3 million lb] with complete instrumentation and signal
repeatability and long life. These products provide a very
conditioning. We achieve accuracies of 0.05 % in pressure
cost-effective solution for applications that require presence/
sensing and our calibration load cells have accuracies of
absence detection where physical contact with an object is
0.02 %.
permissible.
The Sensotec range of transducers can be designed to
withstand the harshest environments such as temperatures as
low as -198 °C [-325 °F] or as high as 218 °C [425 °F], or
Magnetic Position Sensors
The Honeywell magnetic position sensor
ambient conditions up to 3,048 m [10,000 ft] of seawater. For
family includes digital and analog Hall-
more information about these products visit
effect position sensors, magnetoresistive
www
.honeywell.com/sensotec
www.honeywell.com/sensotec
digital sensors, Hall-effect vane sensors, gear
Humidity Sensors
tooth sensors, Hall-effect basic switches, and
magnets. Magnetic position products are
Humidity sensors from Honeywell are configured with
reliable, high speed, long life sensors and are directly
integrated circuitry to provide on-chip signal condi-
compatible with other electronic circuits.
tioning. These sensors contain a capacitive sensing
die set in thermoset polymers that interacts with
These sensors respond to the presence or the interruption
of a magnetic field by producing either a digital or an analog
platinum electrodes. Absorption based humidity
output proportional to the magnetic field strength. Digital and
sensors provide both temperature and % RH
analog “sensor-only” devices are operated by the magnetic
(Relative Humidity) outputs. On-chip signal processing
field from a permanent magnet or electro-magnet. Position
ensures linear voltage output versus % RH. Sensor laser
sensors from Honeywell are used in applications that require
trimming offers +5 % RH accuracy, and achieves 2 % RH
accurate, reliable outputs.
accuracy with calibration. Packages are chemically resistant
and operate in ranges of -40 °C to 85 °C [-40 °F to 185 °F] to
accommodate harsh environments.
Thermal Sensors
Temperature sensors provide a change in a
Infrared Sensors
Optoelectronic sensors from Honeywell
integrate optical principles and semi-conductor electronics. These sensors are reliable,
cost-effective sensors for applications
physical parameter such as resistance or
which require object presence sensing,
output voltage that corresponds to a temperature
motion sensing, position encoding, limit
change. These sensors are suitable for applications that
sensing, movement detection and counting.
require small package size, accuracy and linear outputs.
Honeywell also offers a full line of heaters, thermistors and
thermostats.
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Warranty/Remedy
Sales and Service
Honeywell warrants goods of its
expressed or implied, including those
Honeywell serves its customers through
manufacture as being free of defective
of merchantability and fitness for a
a worldwide network of sales offices,
materials and faulty workmanship.
particular purpose. In no event shall
representatives and distributors. For
Honeywell’s standard product warranty
Honeywell be liable for consequential,
application assistance, current specifi-
applies unless agreed to otherwise by
special, or indirect damages.
cations, pricing or name of the nearest
Honeywell in writing; please refer to
While we provide application assis-
your order acknowledgement or consult
tance personally, through our literature
your local sales office for specific
and the Honeywell Web site, it is up to
warranty details. If warranted goods are
the customer to determine the suitability
returned to Honeywell during the period
of the product in the application.
of coverage, Honeywell will repair or
Authorized Distributor, contact your local
sales office or:
E-mail: info.sc@honeywell.com
Internet: www.honeywell.com/sensing
Specifications may change without
Phone and Fax:
replace, at its option, without charge
notice. The information we supply is
those items it finds defective. The
believed to be accurate and reliable as
for
egoing is buyer
emedy and
foregoing
buyer’’s sole rremedy
of this printing. However, we assume no
is in lieu of all other warranties,
responsibility for its use.
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